Japanese Drama - Hana no Hokori

* Title: 花の誇り
* Title (romaji): Hana no Hokori
* Also known as: Flower's Pride
* Format: Tanpatsu
* Genre: Jidaigeki, romance
* Viewership rating: 7.6
* Broadcast network: NHK
* Broadcast date: 2008-Dec-20
* Airtime: Saturday 21:00

Synopsis

Tells the story of Tazuru, who falls in love with a female sword master, Miya. Tazuru and Miya are childhood friends. Miya and Tazuru’s older brother Shinjuro are in love with each other. But when Shinjuro, committed ritual suicide, Tazuru believed he had been jilted by Miya years pass.

Tazuru’s husband, Orinosuke and Miya’s husband Munakata Sobe fight for the position of chief retainer. Miya is the last person that she wants to lose to and Tazuru demands that her timid husband win. At that time, Tazuru saves a travelling samurai who is being attacked by assassins. She is an expert in the short sword. The travellng samurai, Sekine bears a striking resemblance to her dead brother, and carries a secret message that exposes the corruption of the domain. Before long, Tazuru gets caught in the conspiracy of the first chief retainer. -- Jdrama Weblog

Cast

* Seto Asaka as Tazuru
* Sakai Miki as Miya
* Tanabe Seiichi as Orinosuke
* Yamaguchi Makiya as Shinjuro / Sekine
* Katsurayama Shingo as Munakata Sobe
* Otani Ryosuke
* Matsukane Yoneko
* Endo Kenichi
* Ishibashi Renji
* Kawai Ryunosuke

Production Credits

* Original writing (novel): Hana no Hokori by Fujisawa Shuhei
* Screenwriter: Miyamura Yuko (宮村優子)
* Director: Yoshimura Yoshiyuki (吉村芳之)
* Music: Endo Mikio (遠藤幹雄)

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